Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 153, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 November 1923 — Page 4

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The Indianapolis Times EARLE E. MARTIN. Editor-in-Chief ROY W. HOWARD. iTesident ALBERT W. BUHRMAN, Editor WM. A. MAYBORN*. Bus. Mgr. Member of the Scripps-Howard Newspaper* • • * Client of the United Press, United News. United Financial. NEA Service, Pacific Coast Service and member of the Seripps Newspaper Alliance. • • * Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Published daily except Sunday by Indianapolis Times Publishing Cos.. 26 29 S. Meridian Street. Indianapolis. • • • Subscription Rates: Indianapolis—Ten Cents a Week. Elsewhere—Twelve Cents a Week. • * • PHONE—MAIN 3500

MOUNTING STATE EXPENSES | HIS is not an editorial about Aladdin’s lamp. Nor is it one about the Arabian Nights. And yet in presenting facts, ungarbled and unbiased, about the financial record of the McCrhy administration, it well rivals the magic of the Orient. Criticism handicaps any administration that is starting to fulfill its pledges to the people. The record of three years of a four-year administration is sufficient, however, to justify conclusions. In this light, the financial disgrace of the McCray administration is one that for the sake of justice and truth should not be concealed nor smoothed over. It must be met squarely* by - Republidfen leaders as well as the people to whom every officeholder owes undivided responsibility. How much the State has spent during the final years of the past three administrations, compared with 1923, the third year of the McCray administration, is fairly indicative of whether economy has been sought for or whether money has been spent freely. This table shows the State expenditures for the fourth fiscal year of three administrations: 1912—Marshall administration $ 8,228,415.86 1916—Ralston administration 11,546,637.13 1920—Goodrich administration 16,749,698.74 1923—McCray’s third year 30.483,928.94 Within three years’ time, the McCray administration has been able to increase the State’s expenditure practically 100 PER CENT. Expenditures, however, can never be doubled in three years without increased taxation. The levy of Ralston’s term was 40.1 cents for four years. The old partial valuation method was in use. During Goodrich’s first and second years the levy was 40.1 cents and 35.1 cents. The 100 per cent valuation method was adopted in 1919. and the levy was cut to 18 cents. The McCray administration tax levies are: 1920 First year, payment due in 1921 20 cents 1921 Second year, payment due in 1922 24 cents 1922 Third year, payment due in 1923 27 cents 1923 Fourth year, payment due in 1924 30 cents In four years, the State tax levy, based on the 100 per cent valuation method, has been increased 50 PER CENT. This is a FACT. If expenditures are boosted, taxes must be raised high ‘.enough or a. State debt will result. The State’s indebtedness, taken from the State Auditor’s books, which are opep to the public, are : 1916 —-Ralston administration Nothing 1920 Goodrich administration Nothing 1921 — McCray’s first year $ 340,000 1922 McCray’s second year 1,890,000 1923 McCray’s third year 3.390,000 According to the Indiana board of tax commissioners, the State debt will be $3,622,614 by the end of the fiscal year of 1924, ending Sept. 30. 1924. The State Auditor. Robert Bracken, in a personal estimate, predicts the debt will be GREATER than even #3.622,614. Thus, within three years expenditures have been increased •100 per cent; State levies have been boosted 50 per cent approximately; and the State debt has been shot up 1,000 PER CENT. With such a financial record, is there any wonder that the .State is compelled to ask for advance payments from all county treasurers for tax collections which ordinarily would not be payable until Dec. 31 ? Is there any wonder that State funds have been juggled to keep the indebtedness out of the banks? All the fledging, apologies and explanations in God’s kingdom cannot alter the facts as they have been written on the books of the State itself. It is time that the public go thoroughly into the true condition.

MASKED DANGER ■pTj ARELESSLY reaching for her hair with a hot curling iron,' V a woman accidentally sticks the iron into her eye. It blinds her. Queer accident? It has happened to five women in America in the last few months. Another odd case: A Swiss cheese (its holes filled with accumulated gases) exploded when it was cut open at a Long Island fair. A spectator had an eye severely injured by one of the flying fragments. Then there’s the case of the baby who playfully gouged a man’s eye with its thumb. Another man’s eye was badly cut by the sharp kicking leg of a stray grasshopper. These strange incidents, reported by the National Committee for the Prevention of Blindness, are reminders of the uncertainty of life. Fortunately, the masked dangers are few and far between. Nevertheless, the improbable occasionally happens. It is comparatively easy to dodge the common dangers of life. All that’s needed is personal caution, along with a few of the safety devices with which man tries to make this a foolproof world. There is cause for surprise when a Swiss cheese explodes, but not when a train strikes an auto. The train rarely leaves the track to hit any one. HEAD IT OFF SHE women’s councij of the University of California has adjourned and not a minute too soon to prevent a deadly blow at higher education. The council was about to limit the “nights out” of women students to two a week, when a committee of co-eds submitted arguments. It was clearly shown that “young women’s popularity is measured by the evenings passed in the companionship of men students.” How can a girl expect to acquire the higher education, with the aveuues to popularity clogged? Perfectly ridiculous 1 Two “nights out” per week! Are there not seven full nights in a week? But the girl co-eds should not be left to make their fight for popularity rights alone. Shall the men students, in whose hands finally rests the degree of popularity, lie down like meek, sleepy, cud-chewing Cotswolds? Far be it! We count on them to come to the rescue as one gigantic man and demand that “seven nights out” be put into the university’s curriculum. We cannot conceive their being contented to see Ahe higher education drool aloijg with that measly sample, two flights out per week.

KLAN HINTS RALSTON TO TAKE STAND Invisible Empire, Through Organ, Favors Candidacy of William McAdoo. By JOHN CARSON Times Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Nov. B.—Senator Samuel M. Ralston of Indiana is dragged into the presidential discussion thig week by the Ku-Klux Klan. The Klan, through one of its official organs, declares itself for William Gibbs McAdoo for the Democratic nomination. Unending opposition is declared against Senator Oscar Underwood of Alabama. Governor Smith of New York and Henry Ford. For Senator Ralston, the Klan expresses a cordial feeling, but neither commits itself favorably or unfavorably. The inference left is that Ralston was being invited to make some declaration upon which the Klan could act. Underwood is proscribed because the Aiabama Senator in his Texas speech turned thumbs down on the Klan. Smith is opposed because of his religious affiliation. Ford is opposed because the Klan says he gave anew automobile to a Catholic archbishop. Ralston ‘‘Sittin’ Pretty” This situation brings smiles again to the men who are interested in the Ralston boom, but interested now only in keeping it under cover. Not being a candidate, Ralston does not have to declare himself on any troublesome questions. Not being a candidate. Ralston is not dragged into the general tight developing. The Washington politicians now agree no man could want a more favorable situation than that had by Ralston. The only adverse circumstance to be met is his age—that is, his age is the only subject for adverse criticism now. McAdoo’B Friends Energetic MeAdoo's friends are making an extremely energetic campaign. They are working everything in the way of organized units of support. That some of his boosters have been allied with the Klan for months Is no secret In Washington and word to that effect has been passed out by the antiMr Adoo elements throughout the Northern States. To win. however, the politicians agree McAdoo must maintain the pace he has established. He must gain such strength his opponents will be unable to head him off or slow him down. If he falters and the battle is one of give and take, of compromises and swapping of delegates, then McAdoo can not win. Team on McAdoo Very little serious consideration is given to the Underwood boom although in the conservative Democratic ranks, Underwood probably will run faster than any other candidate would. In Underwood's candidacy is seen an effort to head off McAdoo. If Underwood can pick up some Southern delegations, he and Governor ”A1” Smith can just about hold McAdoo long enough to whip him. The situation is then made to order for Ralston. He is the one outstanding compromise candidate today, it is agreed. And the chances are that a compromise candidate wijl win. The wisdom of the Ralston campaign can be understood with these facts at hand.

Indiana Sunshine

Election time Is over again in many Indiana towns and cities. Even at Kirklin, where the citizens forgot to hold the usual town election two years ago. all is quiet again. Tuesday successors were chosen to officials who served two years longer than they were elected for because of the ab-sent-minded citizens. • • • But not to be outdone by Klrklln. Poneto, over in Wells County, forgot to bold any election this year. • • • Guns are unnecessary for hunting, says Albert J. Trimble, Boonville. While hunting recently ne lay down on the side of a hill in the sun and fell asleep. He was awakened by something in the sleeve of his hunting coat. And Trimble says the unfortunate rabbit that had mistaken his coat sleeve for its burrow was the only one he bagged. • * • On his 105th birthday anniversary. Jack Higgins of Wabash took a ride in an airplane, danced the hornpipe and went for a horseback ride to the delight of 5,000 persons from all over the State, who had gathered to help him celebrate. Although he doesn’t act like a youngster all year, it’s Higgins’ custom to ‘‘cut loose” on his birthday.

Science

It did not need the Japanese earthquake to speed up scientific study of suck disturbances, because science always has been Intensely Interested In the subject. But this great disaster and the many earthquakes following It—the latter mostly without damage —have brought into serious discussion many earthquake theories that formerly attracted only mild interest. Asa matter of fact, nothing positive is known about the cause of earthquakes, because the fundamental principle of them must lie in either the nebular hypothesis or the planetesmal theory—the two prevailing theories of the formation of the earth and its present contents, and largely contradictory. An earthquake theory In accord with one of these fundamental theories is liable to be wrong, if the other theory is applied. One of the more interesting theories is that of Capt. See, professor of mathematics. United States Navy. H* contends that the basic cause of great earthquakes is the gradual leaking of the waters of the ocean through the earth's crust, causing great explosions and upheavals when the water meets the hot lava in the interior of the earth.

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Heard in the Smoking Room

u\ ■ ■i T takes the Celt to be particI I ular as to details,” said the | I smoker next to the window. "There was, one day, a terrible premature explosion of dynamite at one of our works up the line and I overheard Dows of the .Daily News interview Hoggerty In the hospital.

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HEARTS ARE HEALED AND LACERATED Russian Moved From Depths to Highest Joy in Seeing Wife and Daughter, By ROBERT TALLEY * Times Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Nov. B.—The last time he had seen hi;; daughter was the day he left Russia, ten years ago. Yet he remembered just exactly how she looked that morning—she was then five years old, she had worn a little white dress cut low around the neck, her childish locks were done up in paper curlers and he had picked her up in his arms to kiss her goodbye. "When are you coming back, daddy?” she had asked him In Russian. “I don’t know, dearest Ghana,” he replied—and he says he cried. With her was her mother —25 then, 35 now. 'Maurice Yampolsky, worried .and nervous, sat in the office of Assistant Secretary of Labor Carl White, who passes final judgment for the government on disputed immigration cases. He had a right to bfe worried and nervous; after ten years, he had got his wife and daughter as close* as Ellis Island and now, through some technicality in the immigration law, they were to be deported. That is, unless the deportation order were overruled from Washington. All the way from his home in Houston, Texas, Yampolsky had come. Just one day remained, but he felt sure the secretary would understand. Why, he would ask Mr. White to Just suppose that he had a wife and daughter whom he hadn’t seen in ten years. At last his Mr. White, Yampolsky quickly found, is sympathetic, but the immigration law is a law of the land arid he has no power to change it. Very sorry, but Fiega—that’s Mrs. Yampolsky—and Chana must be sent back. Maurice Yampolsky’s heart sank — after ten years and now this: But. wait! In the bulky file marked “Yampolsky. Fiega and .Ghana” on White’s desk, here’s a document that has been overlooked. It is Yampolsky’s application for citizenship. Why, that was filed two years before the present immigration law was passed, so he is entitled to have His wife and daughter paroled to him after all. Why hadn't somebody' seen that paper before? Sure, they can enter this country.

You’d be surprised at what Yampolsky did He merely got up. took the release order and walked out of the office like a man in a dream He didn't even thank Secretary White. Outside, he began laughing and then he started talking. Seemed like he suddenly wanted to talk to everybody, and tell them all about it, and shake them by the hand. He had some cigars In his pocket, so he- passed them around. Down at the telegraph office, where he went to wire Mrs. Yampolsky the glad news, he told the whole story to the girl who took the message. He was going to see his wife and daughter for the first time in ten years—and Mr. White was a mighty nice man, and so on. Thirty minutes later, Assistant Secretary White chanced to be sitting in his office, with an interviewer. “Yes.” White said, “we get cases like this nearly every dgy. Tpere was a knock on the door and an excited man suddenly entered. It was Maurice Yampolsky. back again. "Oh. Mr. White,” he said, excitedly, “I clean forgot to thank you! I happened to remember it so I came back."

Family Fun

Turn About A city couple on a drive through the country In the late autumn, pulled up beside a small orchard and helped themselves to apples in large quantities. Their consciences bothering them somewhat, however, they stopped in front of the farmhouse which adjoined the orchard and called to the farmer who was on the front porch. ‘‘We helped ourselves to your apples," said the woman. “Just thought we’d tell you.” “Oh, that's all right,” said the farmer, “I helped myself to your tools when you were in the orchard.”— Judge. Mother Wants an Auto “Why don’t you get an automobile?" “Because I don’t know whether or not I could manage one.” “You didn't let that consideration stop you when you wanted a wife." —Boston Transcript.’ A RellabkTWife ‘‘Tom. you old loafer, do you think it right to leave your wife at the washtub while you pass your time fishing?" “Yessah, colonel; it’s all right. Mah wife doan need any watchin’. She’ll shorely wuk jes as hard as if I was dere.” —Harper’s.

“ ‘Mr. Hoggerty,’ said Dows, ’lt is said that you and your Comrade, Dolan, were calm and collected after the awful explosion.’ “ ‘Well, yis,’ replied Hoggerty, ‘Oi was calm but it was Dolan what was collected like.’ ”

g7OM SIMS | -/- -/- Says

[ r HE world is going io the dogs. | I New York grand opera is makiiig money like a baseball team. Passenger train hit car of dynamite near Joplin, Mo., without injury, but don’t you try It. While a street car was held up by bandits in Salt it can’t be what makfs them late here. Chicago thief got ten rings. Now maybe he will steal a kiss and get married and get punished. Two Indians, ages 113 and 110, are visiting in Washington, the older taking care of the younger. Ohio State offices almost burned. Probably started by some fiery Ohio political speech. May cut naval officers’ pay. Then navy trousers will bell at the knee as well as at the bottom. A slight earthquake felt in Rome, Ora., was probably caused by rolling the biggest pumpkin to town. One of the best lawyers in St. Louis left only SSOO, proving there are some honest lawyers. Scientists are hunting a way ti save corn. The best \yay i‘ to keep the stopper in the jug. Ed Doss, a Texas fanner, has a potato loir feet long. Big enough to fatten nine boarders. While charity begins at home a little outdoor exercise helps it.

andEven/Mealtimei*Hjg>7ime-/ the Yearlfaund / < —— > / Eggs are c Good Eating” f All Year f Good eggs know no month M IP’*! A —no season. M Throughout the year fine, M wholesome eggs are to be M fl gs Ir a had—eggs rich in the nutri- M ** tious, vitalizing elements M needed by growing children, B fig m by people who work, by all B jg 1 aft, HiLB who realize that food must B SBmB be “good” in quality as well B as in taste. B ~~"***\. Eggs should be staple on every American table. There m is no meal when they cannot , be used—by themselves or m cooking. Jr $)' ’■ FEB I MAr’L Remember, you can buy T’jTpZ-j-L y J good eggs any time of the pHIEHu- Z _g *■■ * ") I I year. They represent an all- f Hmfl-T’i ’ " T ~ u ~i~4 • I y*ar diet of all-round value. W |7 mav June f s——/ gmlraß / / isipfsii ißy Indiana Egg and I opt . nov orid j/ Poultry Association 1 '-J^ rrr^ (

Romeos and Juliet

Retain Your Clothing

BY BERTON BRALEY The man who keeps his shirt on Is the fellow who is wise, He’ll get along for certain Better far than hasty guys. When there’s any trouble brewing He’ll be safer than the wight Who gets red of eye and stewing, And who’s spoiling for a fight The man who keeps his shirt on May, at seasons, have to scrap, There are things you can’t avert on Some occasions; but the chap Who, though angry, keeps his balance And is calm throughout the fray, Can use all his fighting talents In the most effective way. And in ordinary cases And the steady run of life. He who keeps his temper faces Very' little storm or strife: And I venture to assert on Most occasions which I note, That the man who keeps his shirt on Seldom has to shed his coat! (Copyright, 1923. NEA Service, Inc.)

A Thought

Every man according as he purpoveth in his heart, so let hinf give: rot grudgingly, or of necessity; for God loveth a cheerful gives.— Cor. 97. • • • I T-v ’j OSTHUMOUS charities are the I I very eisence of selfishness. I i when bequeathed by those who, when alive, would part with rothing.—Colton.

THURSDAY, NOV. 8, 1923

What Editors Are Saying

Perplexing (Vincennes Sun) Elimination of the smoke nuisance may eventually be accomplished through the wider use of electricity, but right now it presents a perplexing problem. Economic (Frankfort Evening News) Viewed entirely independent of the spiritual side of the church, and the scholastic side of the school, these two institutions are the greatest economic factors in any community. Were all the churches of this city tc burn over night and the announcement w'ere made the next day that none of them would be rebuilt, property values would immediately shrink 50 per cent. If the schools were also to burn, and It was announced that there wera no funds available w'itta which to rebuild. the double effect would be as though some great pestilence had | fallen upon the community and people would flee to other plawli as rapidly as they could adjust their affairs and get away. * Crossings (Jlartord City News) The proposal to have every automobile to come to a full stop at every railroad crossing will have one effect. It will hurry the separation of grade crossings. A wiser method might be to compel the separation of grade crossings, say 5 per cent of them each year. That would get rid of all of them in twenty years.